Varaha Purana 37.19 — Adhyaya 37, Shloka 19
The Threefold Discipline (Mental, Physical, Verbal) and the Salvific Power of Hearing Nārāyaṇa’s Name
अन्तर्जलगतं विप्रं यावद् व्याघ्रो जिघृक्षति । तावद् व्याधेन विद्धोऽसौ सद्यः प्राणैर्वियोजितः ॥ ३७.१९ ॥
antarjalagataṃ vipraṃ yāvad vyāghro jighṛkṣati | tāvad vyādhena viddho 'sau sadyaḥ prāṇairviyojitaḥ || 37.19 ||
وبينما كان البراهمن في الماء، وحين همَّ النمر أن يختطفه، في تلك اللحظة نفسها أصابه صيّادٌ ففارق أنفاسه الحيوية فورًا (ومات).
Varāha
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"instruction_summary":"Narrative exemplum: imminent danger and sudden death frame the urgency of dharma and remembrance of Nārāyaṇa at crisis-moments.","karmic_consequence":"Implicit: heedlessness in saṃsāra leads to abrupt death; timely right action/recourse (developed in following verses) leads to deliverance."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"soteriology","core_concept":"Anityatā (unpredictability of life) as the narrative ground for seeking refuge in the divine.","practical_application":"Cultivate constant remembrance and preparedness (smaraṇa) rather than relying on worldly security."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Narrative Literature"]
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Type: river/pool (implied)
Related Themes: 37.37.20-22 (nāmoccāraṇa and transformation)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A brāhmaṇa submerged in water while a tiger lunges at the bank; at the decisive instant a hunter’s arrow strikes the tiger, which collapses and dies.","item_prompts":["brāhmaṇa half-submerged, hands raised or tense","tiger mid-pounce at water’s edge","hunter with bow/arrow from the side","splashing water, reeds, forest backdrop","moment of impact (arrow in tiger)"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: saturated greens and ochres, stylized tiger with bold outlines, brāhmaṇa in calm but tense pose in water, hunter at flank with ornate bow; dramatic yet composed tableau.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style: central tiger and brāhmaṇa with gold-leaf highlights on ornaments/bow, rich red-green background, arrow impact emphasized with gilded detailing.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style: delicate linework, soft shading on water ripples, expressive tiger face, restrained palette with refined forest details.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari style: lyrical riverbank landscape, slender figures, patterned foliage, tiger dynamic in profile, hunter placed on a slope for narrative clarity."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"tense, suspenseful narrative","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium-fast (building urgency)","voice_tone":"grave, vivid, slightly heightened at the moment of death"}
FAQs
It exemplifies a common Purāṇic narrative technique: a rapid reversal of danger (tiger threat) by an unexpected, human-caused event (hunter’s arrow), illustrating how moral and existential reflection is embedded in compact storytelling.
No specific sacred site or geographic location is named in this verse; the setting is described generically as being in/within water (antar-jala).
The verse foregrounds the precariousness of life and the unpredictability of harm, shifting attention from a natural threat (predator) to human agency (hunter), a recurring ethical theme in Sanskrit narrative traditions.
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